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# entitled

«entitled» in Mova's school dictionary: **entitled to something, you have a right to have it or do it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (entitled); verb, past form of entitle (entitle, entitles, entitled, entitling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) If you are entitled to something, you have a right to have it or do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#m1)

2) If a book, song or film is entitled something, that is its title or name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#m2)

3) (disapproving) Someone who is entitled acts as if they deserve special treatment when they do not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you are entitled to a refund, to free school meals, or to your own opinion. In school, a story «entitled The Lost Key» is called that. In talk, calling someone «so entitled» is a criticism: they act spoilt and think the rules are not for them. In maths problems «each child is entitled to 3 stickers» means each gets that share. Phrases: entitled to, a book entitled, feel entitled, fully entitled.

### examples

- Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x1)
- If the toy is broken, you are entitled to a refund. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x2)
- She wrote a poem entitled «The Snow Fox». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x3)
- Each pupil is entitled to two free tickets, so 30 pupils get 60 tickets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x4)
- He acts so entitled, pushing to the front of every queue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x5)
- Children are entitled to an education. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x6)
- The film is entitled «Return to the Island». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x7)
- The ticket entitles you to one free drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x8)
- Gollancz informs me he remembers a version entitled “Pepper, Salt, and Mustard,” with the refrain just given. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/#x9)

### note

«Entitled to» is followed by a noun or a verb: «entitled to a rest», «entitled to rest». «Entitled» and «titled» both work for names of books. The disapproving sense is a criticism of attitude. In maths «entitled to n each» means multiply n by the number of people.

### In the corpora

- [Rights are things every person is entitled to, such as safety, education, being heard and freedom of belief.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/35-courage-responsibility-rights-and-duties/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «entitled» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.